AB 1012 requires that the Department of Transportation establish
four transportation project delivery advisory teams (two in northern
California and two in southern California) with the District Directors
acting as the team coordinators. Thank you for volunteering to
take on this task.

Please proceed in selecting the appropriate team members. In
addition to your participation, as the team leader, the Executive
Director of each regional or metropolitan transportation planning
organization is required on the team. Additionally, the following
members are to be nominated by the entities they represent:

A representative should be selected from the local transit
districts. For districts with a population over 1 million, there
shall be two representatives - one from a local bus operator
and one from a regional rail operator.

A City Public Works Director should be selected by the City
Selection Committee. For districts with a population over 1 million,
there shall be two representatives - one from a city with a population
under 1 million and one from a city with a population over 1
million.

A County Public Works Director should be chosen by the counties
within your district.

A Caltrans engineer responsible for project delivery should
be chosen by PECG.

A construction trade union representative should be jointly
nominated by the Laborers and Operating Engineers unions.

A representative of private-sector employers should be selected
by the Department.

A representative of the Federal Department of Transportation
should be invited to attend meetings.

Per AB 1012, all project delivery advisory team members must
be selected within 60 days of the enactment of the bill (by December
10, 1999). Also, the first meeting of the teams must take place
within 90 days of enactment (January 9, 2000). Each team shall
deliver a final report to the Governor no later than 180 days
after the initial team meeting. The report should make recommendations
on how project delivery can be significantly accelerated through
any, or all, of the following:

Changes in federal, Caltrans, regional or local management,
personnel, procedures or guidelines.

Changes in local, state or federal guidelines, laws or regulations.

Granting of new authority.

Other new or creative strategies.

Karla Sutliff has been named the AB 1012 Project Manager. I
recommend that she attend your team meetings to lend support and
some statewide consistence. Once you have identified the team
members to be selected by Caltrans, please coordinate with Karla
to get Headquarters approval. Once the teams are established,
move forward with the required meetings and report preparation
keeping me informed of your team's progress via Karla. If you
have any questions concerning the advisory teams or any component
of AB 1012, please contact Karla at (916) 653-5107 or CALNET 8-473-5107.